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Nepal Flood Alert: Budhi Gandaki River Swells After Landslide Sweeps Away Bridges in Gorkha
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News18•11-10-2026, 08:39
Nepal Flood Alert: Budhi Gandaki River Swells After Landslide Sweeps Away Bridges in Gorkha
- •Fresh flooding along Nepal's Budhi Gandaki River swept away two suspension footbridges and a steel bridge in the Gorkha district.
- •The disaster followed a landslide that blocked the river between Lokpa and Chumling in Chumnubri Rural Municipality-6.
- •Floodwaters damaged houses and put multiple settlements at risk, including around 20 to 22 houses in Salleri.
- •This incident follows catastrophic flooding and landslides in August that resulted in extensive destruction and massive casualties across Nepal.
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A landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River between Lokpa and Chumling in Chumnubri Rural Municipality-6, causing the river to swell and put several settlements at risk.
The floodwaters swept away two suspension footbridges—one connecting Nyakchet and Sirdibas and another connecting Machhakhola with Kerauja—along with a steel bridge at Soti connecting Aarughat Rural Municipality.
By October 5, Nepal had recorded at least 1,455 deaths from the August disaster, while 5,285 people remained missing after widespread destruction affected regions including the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river systems.
